Riyadh:
Saudi Arabia has pilgrims from taking kids to the Hajj in 2025. The transfer is aimed toward defending kids from numerous dangers related to the extraordinary crowding that happens yearly, the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has introduced.
“This measure is taken to make sure the security and well-being of youngsters and to keep away from exposing them to any hurt through the pilgrimage,” the ministry said.
Inside the framework of enhancing the general security of pilgrims, the ministry additionally launched a brand new set of measures together with conducting security info campaigns, introducing trendy clever techniques to coordinate the motion of pilgrims in sacred locations, and enhancing infrastructure by modernizing tent camps and strolling routes.
Saudi Arabia additionally introduced that, as all the time, the precedence for Hajj participation this yr shall be given to those that haven’t carried out the pilgrimage earlier than.
The 2025 Hajj season is anticipated to happen from June 4-6, relying on the sighting of the moon. In Islam, the pilgrimage to Makkah is a compulsory spiritual obligation for individuals who are bodily and financially in a position to carry out it no less than as soon as of their lifetime.
Saudi Arabia tightly controls the annual pilgrimage, allocating particular quotas to every nation, as an inflow of unauthorized pilgrims has led to extreme overcrowding in previous. To keep away from any such incident, Riyadh has introduced that it’ll now difficulty solely single-entry visas for tourism, enterprise, and household visits, suspending the earlier one-year multiple-entry visas indefinitely.
The coverage change impacts travellers from 14 international locations, together with these from Algeria, Bangladesh, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Morocco, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sudan, Tunisia, and Yemen.
In the meantime, registration for home Hajj pilgrims, together with Saudi residents and residents, has been opened through the Nusuk app, which serves because the official platform for Hajj registration. Candidates are required to replace their well being particulars, add companions, and submit a Mahram (male guardian) exemption request if crucial. As soon as the registrations are accomplished, candidates shall be notified when Hajj bundle bookings change into out there.
